[WayneS]

I think that’s a question better asked of your Rabbi.

[353FMG]

Locust ARE kosher. John the Baptist Could have told you so.

[katana]

John the Baptist seemed to have thought so.

[Uncle Miltie]

“Leviticus 11 lists certain species of grasshopper that are permissible for Jews to eat.”

I remember reading that. I read the Torah cover to cover one year.

There are also distinctions about which ones are okay, and which ones are not.

Here’s one translation:

All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you. 21 There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground. 22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. 23 But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.

[SC DOC]

Some restaurants have broadened the term chapulines to include crickets rather than grasshoppers. I have eaten a cricket taco and was not terribly impressed. The flavor of the cricket was masked by the spices and other additions. I imagine the grasshopper version is not much different.

[MarkL]

I'm fairly certain that insects are NOT Kosher. I know that Kosher bakeries spend a lot of effort, sifting through flower in temporary containers, to ensure that no insects have gotten into the flour. If any are found, the entire bag of flour is discarded.

Mark